FAA, EASA OK Falcon 8X EFVS to 100 feet

摘要

Both the FAA and EASA have approved Dassault's Falcon 8X FalconEye combined vision system for operational credit for approaches down to 100 feet agl. The FalconEye head-up display (HUD) in the Falcon 2000LX and 900LX should receive the new enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) 100-foot operational approval by year-end, the company said. FalconEye was first approved on the 2000LXS/S and 900LX in October 2016, followed by the 8X in early 2017. A dual HUD FalconEye system is under development, and this will allow certification under new EFVS rules for EVS-to-land capability, expected to be approved in 2020, according to Dassault. EVS-to-land means that pilots will be able to land solely by viewing EVS imagery through the HUD, without using natural vision to see the runway and its environment.